book
noun
verb
bʊk noun
1
PRINTED PAGES
印刷品
a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that you can read them 书，书籍 C
I’ve just started reading a book by Graham Greene.
我刚开始看格雷厄姆．格林写的一本书。
a cookery book
烹饪书
a special exhibition of children’s books
儿童读物专展
[+ about/on ]
a book about cats
关于猫的一本书
a cheap paperback book
一本便宜的平装书
I can’t afford to buy hardback books.
我没有钱买精装本的书。
2
TO WRITE IN
写字
a set of sheets of paper held together in a cover so that you can write on them 本子，簿子 C
a black address book
一本黑色通讯录
a notebook
笔记本
3
SET OF THINGS
成套的东西
a set of things such as stamps, matches, or tickets, held together inside a paper cover 装订成册之物 C
a cheque book
支票簿
4
ACCOUNTS JOBS
written records of the financial accounts of a business the names of people who use a company’s services, or who are sent by a company to work for other people 〔顾客或雇员〕名册 plural 复数
An accountant will examine the company’s books.
一名会计师将给公司查账。
a small firm that is having problems balancing the books (=keeping its profits and spending equal)
不能保持收支平衡的一家小公司
on the books
They have £50 billion worth of orders on the books.
他们账上有价值 500 亿英镑的订单。
on sb’s books
an agent with a lot of popular actors on his books
手上有许多当红演员的经纪人
5
by the book
exactly according to rules or instructions 一丝不苟地按照规定
She feels she has to go by the book and can’t use her creativity.
她觉得她只能照章办事，发挥不了自己的创造性。
do/play sth by the book
The police were careful to do everything by the book.
警方很小心，一切都照章办事。
6
a closed book
a subject that you do not understand or know anything about 不理解的事，一无所知的事; 谜
Chemistry is a closed book to me.
我对化学一窍不通。
7
be in sb’s good/bad books
used to say that someone is pleased or annoyed with you [非正式] 令某人满意/恼火 informal
8
LAW
法律
if a law is on the books, it is part of the set of laws in a country, town, area etc 〔法律〕记录在案，登记在册
9
PART OF A BOOK
书的一部分
one of the parts that a very large book such as the Bible is divided into 〔《圣经》等中的〕卷，篇 C
[+ of ]
the Book of Isaiah
《以赛亚书》
10
in my book
10. said when giving your opinion [口] 依我看，在我看来 spoken
In my book, nothing is more important than football.
在我看来，足球是最重要的，什么都比不上。
11
bring sb to book
11. to punish someone for breaking laws or rules, especially when you have been trying to punish them for a long time 将某人绳之以法，将某人依法治罪
War criminals must be brought to book.
战犯必须绳之以法。
12 a book about imaginary events 非写实类作品
novel
13 books about imaginary events in general 非写实类作品的总称 informal
fiction
14 famous or important novels, poems etc 小说、诗歌等名著或巨著
literature
15 books about real events 写实类作品
non-fiction
16 a book that gives information 知识性书籍
reference book
17 a book about someone’s life 传记
biography
18 someone who writes books 作家
writer
19 a book with a hard cover 精装书 AmE
hardback/hardcover
20 a book with a cover made of paper or card 平装书
paperback
verb
21 to make arrangements to stay in a place, eat in a restaurant, go to a theatre etc at a particular time in the future 预订，预购，预约; I,T
Have you booked a holiday this year?
你今年有预订去度假吗？
The flight was already fully booked (=no more seats were available) .
这个航班已经订满了。
To get tickets, you have to book in advance .
你必须提前订购才能买到票。
The show’s booked solid (=all the tickets have been sold) until February.
这个演出 2 月份之前的票已全部售罄。
22 to arrange for someone such as a singer to perform on a particular date 预约〔某人〕演出 T
The band was booked for a benefit show in Los Angeles.
这个乐队已约定在洛杉矶进行义演。
23
be booked up
a. if a hotel, restaurant etc is booked up, there are no more rooms, places, seats etc still available b. if someone is booked up, they are extremely busy and have arranged a lot of things they must do 〔某人〕时间排满
The courses quickly get booked up.
这些课程很快便满额了。
I’m all booked up this week – can we get together next Friday?
我这个星期都排满了 — 我们下个星期五再聚好吗？
24 to arrange for someone to go to a hotel, fly on a plane etc 为〔某人〕预订 T
I’ve booked you a flight on Saturday.
我给你订了星期六的航班。
book sb on/in etc
I’ll book you in at the Hilton.
我会给你在希尔顿酒店预订房间。
25 to put someone’s name officially in police records, along with the charge made against them 〔警察〕把…记录在案 T
Smith was booked on suspicion of attempted murder.
史密斯涉嫌企图谋杀被立案。
26 when a referee in a sports game books a player who has broken the rules, he or she officially writes down the player’s name in a book as a punishment [英] 〔体育裁判〕记名警告 T | BrE
27 to arrive at a hotel and say who you are etc [英] 〔到达旅馆后〕办理入住登记手续;
Several tourists were booking in.
有几名游客正在办理入住手续。